Tube pasta
Ziti
Quick answer
Ziti are long, smooth tubes traditionally broken by hand and served at Neapolitan weddings.
Ziti means "brides (zita)" in Italian.
Best sauces: ragù napoletano, baked ziti. Match the shape to the sauce — long thin pasta for oil and light sauces, tubes and ridges for chunky or meaty sauces, flat egg ribbons for rich ragù and butter.
- Type
- Tube
- Origin
- Campania
- Best with
- ragù napoletano, baked ziti
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